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Church of the Protection of Our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary - the unique church architecture of ancient wooden architecture of the North-West of Russia XVIII century, founded in 1708, lost (burned) in 1963.
According to legend, the design of the church was made by Peter I, who himself has repeatedly visited this cathedral. Information about builder of the temple is not available. Original Intercession Church was located at the village Anhimovo, Vytegorsk churchyard of Olonets province (now the Vologda region). Church burnt down in 1963.
The people call the project "St. Petersburg Kizhi" - a remake of the temple, whose foundation October 4 consecrated Metropolitan Volodymyr (Kotlyarov), reminds of a famous ancient northern masterpiece - Transfiguration Church. Today Protection Church is the largest, it is bigger than famous church in Kizhi. 25-domed Protection Church has a height of 43.5 meters. 22-domed Transfiguration Church at Kizhi height of 37 meters.
The temple is attributed to the parish of the Ascension (Sophia) Cathedral in Tsarskoye Selo, its abbot appointed the dean of the Tsarskoye Selo Deanery of St. Petersburg Diocese Moscow Patriarchate Archpriest Gennady Zverev.
Church of the Protection of Our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary - the unique church architecture of ancient wooden architecture of the North-West of Russia XVIII century, founded in 1708, lost (burned) in 1963.
According to legend, the design of the church was made by Peter I, who himself has repeatedly visited this cathedral. Information about builder of the temple is not available. Original Intercession Church was located at the village Anhimovo, Vytegorsk churchyard of Olonets province (now the Vologda region). Church burnt down in 1963.The people call the project "St. Petersburg Kizhi" - a remake of the temple, whose foundation October 4 consecrated Metropolitan Volodymyr (Kotlyarov), reminds of a famous ancient northern masterpiece - Transfiguration Church. Today Protection Church is the largest, it is bigger than famous church in Kizhi. 25-domed Protection Church has a height of 43.5 meters. 22-domed Transfiguration Church at Kizhi height of 37 meters.
The temple is attributed to the parish of the Ascension (Sophia) Cathedral in Tsarskoye Selo, its abbot appointed the dean of the Tsarskoye Selo Deanery of St. Petersburg Diocese Moscow Patriarchate Archpriest Gennady Zverev.
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